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01 March 2015

Don't Be *Reticuless*

Yes, I love bad puns.

Waaay back last summer when Kitty Calash and I were prepping for our millinery shop in Salem, we patterned little reticules based after Ackermann fashion prints in the book Fashions in the Era of Jane Austen. Well Kitty did more patterning. I did more chatting. Below are photos of two that I prepped for Salem, along with a few other reticules and an over-sized workbag I had made last year...

#1

This bag is about the size of my hand, which is small. I can wear child's gloves. To make this more accommodating...

This coral silk is the same fabric as the sash and leading strings on my daughter's 18th century gown. She's quite fond of it and used it regularly in Williamsburg last fall. In fact, she's holding it in this photo that we took right before attending an evening program at the Palace, which was later featured on Colonial Williamsburg's blog, MakingHistoryNow.com. (Scroll to #5.)

#2

This little gold silk bag was the second one we patterned.

It has a drawstring top...

...lined with the same fabric...

...and true to Regency style, it's small.

The two bags on "display" in our early 19th century millinery shop.

#3

Inspired by these little projects, but wanting a bag that's a more realistic size (I'm a #TotesBig fan), I made this late 18th century workbag....